Imam Abu Hanifa, May Allah Mercy be Upon him: A Beacon of Knowledge in the Realm of Scholars and Hadith Masters (Part 9)
Imam’s Writings in the Science of Hadith
Abul Moayed Moafaq al-Din Makki (born in 484 and died in 568 AH) writes: “Imam Muhammad bin Shojah, may Allah have mercy on him (died in 266 AH), wrote: ‘There are nearly seventy thousand hadiths in the writings of Imam Abu Hanifah, may Allah have mercy on him.'”
It should be mentioned that the number of seventy thousand hadiths is only a small portion of the hadiths that Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) listened to, collected, and memorized from his teachers. The total number of hadiths he heard is very large; as Imam Hafez Zakaria bin Yahya Ansari, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates from Yahya bin Nasr Hajib (died 215 AH) that he heard Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on him, say: “I have collected boxes of hadiths; but I only narrate those hadiths that are beneficial to the people.” It is mentioned elsewhere that Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) had a house full of hadith books.
1. Al-Ahadith Al-Saba’at an Saba’at mina Al-Sahabah.
2. Imam al-Azam Abu Hanifa wa Al-Thanaiat Fi Al-Masanidah.
3. Al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah – the narration of Muhammad.
4. Al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah – the narration of Abu Yusuf.
5. Al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah – the narration of Hafs bin Ghiyath al-Nakha’i.
6. Al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah – narrated by Muhammad Al-Wahbi.
7. Al-Sunan al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration of Zufar.
8. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by al-Qazi Abu Yusuf.
9. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Muhammad.
10. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration of Hammad.
11. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration of Al-Lolo’i.
12. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration of al-Duri.
13. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Aqda.
14. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Abi al-Awam.
15. Musnad al-Imam al-Ahzam – narration by Al-Harithi.
16. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration of Al-Ashnani.
17. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Adi;
18. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Al-Muzaffar.
19. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Talha bin Muhammad.
20. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Al-Maqri.
21. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration of al-Dar al-Qutni.
22. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Shahin.
23. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Manod’da.
24. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Al-Maverdi.
25. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Abi Nu’im Al-Isfahani.
26. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narrated by Abdullah Al-Ansari.
27. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn al-Qaysrani;
28. Musnad al-Imam al-Azam – narrated by al-Qazi Abd al-Baqi al-Ansari.
29. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Asaker.
30. Musnad al-Imam al-Azam Abu Hanifah – narration by Ibn Khosro.
31. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Al-Razi.
32. Joze Awali of Imam Abu Hanifa.
33. Musnad al-Imam al-Azam – Takhrij al-Haskafi.
34. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Al-Sakhawi.
35. Al-Arba’un al-Mukhtarah from the Hadith of Imam Abu Hanifa.
36. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration of al-Tha’alabi al-Maghrebi.
37. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by al-Hafiz al-Bakri.
38. Musnad al-Imam Abu Hanifah – narration by Al-Kala’i.
39. Al-Rasael Al-thalath Al-hadithiya of Imam al-Ahzam Abu Hanifa.
40. Al-Mosoat al-Hadithiyah of Imam Abu Hanifah’s narrations.
